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“Tell me the one reason that made you decide on breaking up “.Nisha didn’t even blink as she pressed this question over Siddharth. The restaurant was filling up and I didn’t have enough courage to say a word. I was the one who owes an explanation; to her , to their friends , to their parents back home. It was like a million eyes staring at your face or should I the movement of your lips.

The long-followed traditions of a break-up followed. She was searching in her bag for something. Seems to be a book ; the same September edition of the book “ Da Vinci Code “ which I had given her . Followed by a necklace, which in any other girl’s eyes would be one of the worst. A pressed rose which I had presented her on her birthday ; from her hostel garden. All these moments flashed as a movie as I looked through them.

“ I don’t know how to tell this . I think its best for you to be with some one else since my family didn’t really like the idea of us being together. Don’t ask me more. I don’t want to be a retard who threw you off from his life for no reason. I have my reasons .Some I can’t explain.” I murmured. The girl in the corner seat seemed pretty interested in what was going on in our table since it was a perfect setup for a break-up; or a small fight. The intensity which she threw the things around the table made many a one around curious. “ Its my life too. So I think I do have the right to know why ?”Nisha was controlling her tears till now. “You know something ?.My friends won’t even let me stay alone thinking I would do something bad . I know I won’t.” Strangely those words fell on me like a gentle breeze which comforted me in a bizarre way. I still cared for her.

“ Look into my eyes when I talk , Sid. I fucking loved you for five years. Don’t you think that I deserve to know at least this?” I sensed that many a people around were actually looking at our table while they talked.

It was only then that I realised that she was wearing the jeans with that red top , which I had asked her to wear so many times . But she didn’t until now. “Did she wear it purposely? “ . She smelled so beautiful; of a bathing soap which I know she uses. Her eyes seemed to have lost that shine. She was in a perfect state of distress.

“ If you still don’t have anything to say ; we better leave “. The whole idea of meeting in person was her’s. I was sure that I wouldn’t, in my normal sense, be able to face her. She lifted her hand bag and straightened her hair and gave me a last look. Those eyes , for which I fell in love , said so many things and a final node of head asking ‘ WHY ‘ . She left the restaurant and I sat there motionless. My heart was inching for a final glance. I left the restaurant and searched the place to see her walking away into the crowd.

“ Dad , you don’t have to talk to her parents . We broke-up. Don’t ask me anything more”. With that I pressed the red button on the right side of my mobile ; END CALL.